-The rapidly growing ultraorthodox city of Beitar Illit is split by a bitter election struggle between the current mayor and his deputy. But the contest is part of a broader struggle between the Hassidic and non-Hassidic (â€œLithuanianâ€?) factions in the ultra-Orthodox world, as voters tend to cast their ballots as instructed by rabbis who donâ€™t even live in the town. (Haaretz)

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